TERMINATION AGREEMENT

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 TERMINATION AGREEMENT

This Termination Agreement (this “Termination Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 2, 2015, by and among Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of India (the “Company”), Ascend Telecom Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Holdco”), ROI Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“ROI”), and NSR-PE Mauritius LLC, a Mauritius private company limited by shares (“NSR”).

WHEREAS, the Company, Holdco, ROI and NSR are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 23, 2015, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated August 19, 2015 and Amendment No. 2, dated October 16, 2015 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Company, Holdco, ROI and NSR wish to terminate the Merger Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms contained in this Termination Agreement, but not specifically defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

2. Termination. Pursuant to Section 8.1(a) of the Merger Agreement, the parties hereby terminate the Merger Agreement. As a result of such termination, pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Merger Agreement, the obligations of each of the parties to the Merger Agreement is hereby terminated unless otherwise expressly provided in Section 8.2.

3. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Termination Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

(b) This Termination Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(c) This Termination Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Termination Agreement as of the date first above written.

	ROI ACQUISITION CORP. II
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx X. Xx Xxxxx
	Title:	President
	ASCEND TELECOM HOLDINGS LIMITED
	By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Director
	ASCEND TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title:	Director and CEO
	NSR-PE MAURITIUS LLC
	By:	/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Authorized Representative